Talked to Mike last Sun before we left Cloud 9, he indicated he would be stopping by (most likely WesMar) on his way to Tenn. Not sure about a clinic but it would be worth your time to check out the rubberized rack pads he has developed. He sold quite a few pairs of them at Cloud 9 including Larry H and myself.

I think Mike Barber and Mike Nash did an awesome job on these. I picked mine up several months ago while down at Henson's. Actually was able to see them made which was interesting. The product is great and has improved my fuel mileage enough that they should pay for themselves in a year or so. I believe you can get them for several different shaped rack systems. A heck of a lot better than noddles and duct tape

Mike offers 8hrs. of XC ground school for $400.00. So the more participants, the less expensive it gets. He suggests holding the clinic Friday evening, Saturday morning and Sunday morning on the 10, 11 and 12 of September.